The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-14

Brown residence and takes immediate pos
session - Fred Kendall has removed |
to Pompanoosuc to work in Patterson's |
mill. - II. Lee Hatch, clerk of the in
terstate commerce commission is at home !
on a short vacation.
Tunbridge.
WILLIAM b. WILLS, postmaster and mer-
chant at the South village, died of heart
disease Saturday morning. He had APP
peared to be in his usual health and was not
known to have any heart trouble. -
Mrs. Orville Noyes, a native of this town,
died in Haverhill, n. H., September 9Th.
She was sister of Mrs. j. a. Reynolds and
Mrs II. G.. Cushman Of this town. 60
ID. l.. Stiles of Rochester, n. Y, is visiting
his relatives in this town. - Mrs. e. 7.
KenisOn has gone to Manchester, n. II.
- The worlds fair is likely to be the
largest agricultural exhibition in this vicin-
ity this year. 60 There was dance at
George Farnhams last Friday night
Some of the ladies who attended it had
their shawls stolen. - II. A. Heath of
Waldo, Florida, is at James l.. Farnhams
- Julia Colburn has become insane
and will have to go to the asylum.
Washington.
LIGHTNING struck barn belonging to
Mr. Stratton of South Washington last
week. The barn and contents were con-
sumed. Insured for $3.50. - Mrs. Divoll
ter Dickey. - Miss Abby Barron of Bos-
ton is visiting her brother, L. P. Barron.
60 Mr.. and Mrs. Mower and daughter
in-law are visiting at Cutting Cheney's.
- Last Tuesday afternoon Eta Clough
was taken i'll and her place in the cantata
was filled by Carrie Emery. - The
Mite Society meets next week with Mrs.
George Downing. - Mrs. c. G. Nc
Alister has moved into the house with
Cyrus Smiths family. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Carpenter of St. Johnsbury have
been visiting in town the past week. 60
Miss Carrie Smith returned to her home in
Burlington last week. - Farmers who
have commenced digging potatoes report
about half an average crop.
Williamstown.
The matter of building a railroad from
Barre to this place prior to July /, 1888,
having been settled last week, work is to be
begun on it at once. Roadmaster Bean was
here last Thursday and expects to be here
again next Friday to hire men and teams.
The pay for ten hours work will, it is said
be 80 for a man and $3.50 for man and
team. A stone mason here has engaged for
$3.50 per day We hear work will begin
simultaneously on each mile of the road and
that next Monday is the set time. The out
look is promising for busy fall. We hope
| all of our towns-folk who wish to will be able
| to get satisfactory work in the building of
at least the portion of the road inside our
! town limits. and thus get back a good slice
of the $4,000 and more it is to cost us for it.
| The estimated entire cost of the road is some
| S104 900. - The arrangement with Presi-
| dent Smith by our commissioners will give
us two trains day (morning and evening"
at any rate AS the road will likely be
! pushed through to Royalton speedily, we
hope soon to be on the main line of the Cen
trail Vermont and get our fill of trains. The
depot is to be located back of the Lynde
lctf. a,,I fh. al Il nffl lynN II,
Mr. Enoch Howes meadow. - Our for
mer townsman, Philander Durkee, has re.
| Gently sold his place in Barre at an advance
| of about fifty per cent on the cost, and has
bought the Gallup place in the Depot vii
/ lage Mortified, for some 81 800, the build
ings on which cost originally between S. OC
and $1,000 He is to take trip West with
his wife before settling down i'll Mortified
- Miss Lizzie Work has typhoid fever
- There is TO be farmers basket pic
mic at the Gulf Springs on Tuesday next
September 20th, to which all the farmers OF
the town and vicinity and their families are
cordially invited. - Ner Davenport, 6
son of Mr.. Oliver Davenport, died of typhoiC
fever in Brookfeld on Thursday last, aget
nearly thirty-six years. His funeral was
attended on Saturday, Rev. II. ID. Miller OF
this place officiating, and his body was
brought here for burial He left wife ant
two small children. This is the first dealt
in his fathers family, in which there wer,
eight children 60 William Hanson
with an eye to improving his flock of fowls
purchased some full-blooded Plymouth
Rocks last fall and reports pullet triti,
less than four months old as having begun
to lay eggs. Perhaps even the fowls hav'
caught the railroad spirit abroad here
- Mrs. j. NJ. Palmer is visiting he
daughter, Mrs, Dr. c. c. Ellis, in Somerville
Mass. - Mr.. and Mrs. j NJ. Bass VISITED
friends in Derby last week. - Henry
j. Martin has rented Mrs. Lewis Flint
house and will open grocery store in til,
basement about October LIST. - Mrs AL
mira Jackson Prescott has been visiting
friends in Waltham, Mass. - Wilbu
f. Adams has engaged with j. NJ. Bass TO
the rest of the season. - Carl Benedict
son of Charles II. Benedict, has gone t.
work for Asa b. Harrington in his meat
market in Barre. - Miss Lucia V. Har
riman, lately returned from Iowa, is I,
; teach a fall term of school in Gospel village
Barre. 60 1t is refreshing to get from on
old townman, j. ID. White, August ten
peratures in Alabama. The average fiv
A. NJ. temperature was 1919 above zero
The average at noon was 50 10 and at seve
p. NJ. rs 1-Go The highest and lowest mornin
temperatures were 7S' and 59' The eN
, tremes at noon were 90 and 74o O
eight days only did the mercury ente
! the nineties at noon. The extremes at ever
ing were 6So and So. He reports shower
| on twelve days of the month. From tn
frequent reports gwen us by Mf. w MI
one would Judge the climate of Alabama I
3 be delightful one, at least in his own SCI
: ton. 80 j. X. Lynde was in attendanC
9 at the Waterbury fair last week and too
> two premiums with his horses 80 Nj
: and Mrs, Wesley NJ. Seaver have been visi
E ing friends in Croydon, n. H., and Pomfre
+ Vt. - Mr. and Mrs. Sumner f. Whea
. ley have lately visited friends in Norwicl
. 60 Miss Myrtle Johnson, a daughter {
e Jason johnson, is attending school in Brair
( tree. =- DR. and Mrs. George L. Malo
. return to their home in Glencoe, Mimi, tn
$ week. - A well-known and successfl
4 physician hereabouts says people ofte
q overlook the virtue of simple remedie
e Among them is water as hot as can
4 borne as gargle in case of a sore throa
i - A townsman tells us he finds worl
@ ing by the day ON farm much more prof
able than hiring by the month. - I'll
/, meetings conducted by Evangelist A.
I. Parsons during last week We're well a
i tended and proved very helpful. He is
!. wise, earnest worker, laboring not only
II the regular church services, but going abol
e from house to house, with warm hear
}. endeavoring to do good everywhere and
q, all with whom he comes in contact. III
., meetings are to continue through next Sa
l. bath and will be held at the Congregation
e church at half-past two and seven o'cloC
3 L. NJ. Sunday services will be held at fort
II five minutes past ten A. NJ. and seven P.
It Everybody is most cordially invited to a
"a tand -- Miss Minnia parrin il taking